Scalops, skā′lops,n.a genus of American shrew-moles. [Gr.skalops, a mole—skallein, to dig.]
Scalp, skalp,n.the outer covering of the skull or brain-case, including the skin, the expanded tendon of the occipito-frontalis muscle, with intermediate cellular tissue and blood-vessels: the skin on which the hair grows: the skin of the top of the head, together with the hair, torn off as a token of victory by the North American Indians: the skin of the head of a noxious wild animal: (her.) the skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached: a bed of oysters or mussels (Scot.Scaup).—v.t.to cut the scalp from: to flay: to lay bare: to deprive of grass: to sell at less than recognised rates: to destroy the political influence of.—ns.Scal′per, one who scalps; a machine for removing the ends of grain, as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, &c.: one who buys and sells railroad tickets, &c., at less than the official rates, a ticket-broker: an instrument used by surgeons for scraping carious bones (alsoScal′ping-ī′ron);Scal′ping-knife, a knife, formerly a sharp stone, used by the Indians of North America for scalping their enemies;Scal′ping-tuft, a scalp-lock.—adj.Scalp′less, having no scalp, bald.—n.Scalp′-lock, a long tuft of hair left by the North American Indians as a challenge. [Old Dut.schelpe, a shell; cf. Ger.schelfe, a husk; a doublet ofscallop.]
Scalpel, skalp′el,n.a small surgical knife for dissecting and operating.—n.Scalpel′lum, one of the four filamentous organs in the proboscis of hemipterous insects:—pl.Scalpel′la.—adj.Scal′priform, chisel-shaped, specifically said of the incisor teeth of rodents. [L.scalpellum, dim. ofscalprum, a knife—scalpĕre, to cut.]
Scamble, skam′bl,v.i.(obs.) to scramble: to sprawl.—v.t.to mangle: to squander.—ns.Scam′bler, a meal-time visitor;Scam′bling, a hasty meal.—n.pl.Scam′bling-days, days in which meat is scarce.—adv.Scam′blingly, strugglingly. [Ety. dub.; prob. related toshamble.]
Scamel,Scammel, skam′el,n.a bar-tailed godwit.
Scamillus, skā-mil′us,n.a second plinth under a column:—pl.Scamill′i(ī). [L.]
Scammony, skam′o-ni,n.a cathartic gum-resin obtained from a species of convolvulus in Asia Minor.—adj.Scammō′niate, made with scammony. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr.skammōnia; prob. Persian.]
Scamp, skamp,n.a vagabond: a mean fellow.—v.i.Scam′per, to run with speed and trepidation.—n.a rapid run.—adj.Scam′pish, rascally. [O. Fr.escamper, to flee—It.scampare, to escape—L.ex, out, campus, a battlefield.]
Scamp, skamp,v.t.to do work in a dishonest manner without thoroughness—alsoSkimp.—n.Scam′per. [Prob. Ice.skamta, to dole out, to stint.]
Scan, skan,v.t.to count the feet in a verse: to examine carefully: to scrutinise.—v.i.to agree with the rules of metre:—pr.p.scan′ning;pa.t.andpa.p.scanned.—ns.Scan′ning;Scan′sion, act of counting the measures in a verse. [Fr.scander, to scan—L.scandĕre,scansum, to climb.]
Scand, skand,pa.t.ofv.i.(Spens.) climbed.
Scandal, skan′dal,n.something said which is false and injurious to reputation: disgrace: opprobrious censure.—v.t.to defame, to aspire.—ns.Scan′dal-bear′er, a propagator of malicious gossip;Scandalisā′tion, defamation.—v.t.Scan′dalise, to give scandal or offence to: to shock: to reproach: to disgrace: to libel.—n.Scan′dal-mong′er, one who deals in defamatory reports.—adj.Scan′dalous, giving scandal or offence: calling forth condemnation: openly vile: defamatory.—adv.Scan′dalously.—ns.Scan′dalousness;Scan′dalum-magnā′tum, speaking slanderously of high personages, abbrev.Scan. Mag.[Fr.scandale—L.scandalum—Gr.skandalon, a stumbling-block.]
Scandalise, skan′da-līz,v.t.to trice up the tack of the spanker in a square-rigged vessel, or the mainsail in a fore-and-aft rigged one. [Scantle.]
Scandent, skan′dent,adj.climbing, as a tendril.
Scandinavian, skan-di-nā′vi-an,adj.ofScandinavia, the peninsula divided into Norway and Sweden, but, in a historical sense, applying also to Denmark and Iceland.—n.a native of Scandinavia. [L.Scandinavia,Scandia.]
Scandium, skan′di-um,n.an element discovered in 1879 in the Scandinavian mineral euxenite.
Scandix, skan′diks,n.a genus of umbelliferous plants, including shepherd's purse, Venus's comb, &c. [L.,—Gr., chervil.]
Scansion. SeeScan.
Scansores, skan-sō′rēz,n.pl.an old order of birds generally characterised by having two toes before opposed by two behind, by which they are enabled to climb.—adj.Scansō′rial, habitually climbing, as a bird: formed for climbing.—n.Scansō′rius, a muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrata. [Low L., pl. ofscansor,scansoris, a climber—L.scandĕre,scansum, to climb.]
Scant, skant,adj.not full or plentiful; scarcely sufficient: deficient.—n.scarcity: lack.—adv.scarcely: scantily.—v.t.andv.i.to limit: to stint: to begrudge.—adv.Scan′tily.—ns.Scan′tiness;Scan′-tity(obs.).—adv.Scant′ly, not fully or sufficiently, scarcely: narrowly: penuriously: scantily.—ns.Scant′ness, the condition or quality of being scant: smallness: insufficiency;Scant′-of-grace, a good-for-nothing fellow: a scapegrace.—adj.Scant′y, scant, not copious or full: hardly sufficient: wanting extent: narrow: small. [Ice.skamt, short, narrow, neut. ofskammr, short.]
Scantle, skan′tl,v.t.to divide into pieces: to partition.—ns.Scant′let, a small pattern;Scant′ling, a little piece: a piece or quantity cut for a particular purpose: a certain proportion.—Scantling number, a number computed from the known dimensions of a ship. [O. Fr.eschantillon, a small cantle,escanteler, to break into cantles—es—L.ex, out,cantel,chantel, a cantle.]
Scantle, skan′tl,v.i.to fail: to be deficient.—n.a gauge by which slates are measured. [Prob.scant.]
Scapanus, skap′a-nus,n.a genus of North American shrew-moles. [Gr.skapanē, a mattock.]
Scape, skāp,n.an escape: a freak or fault.—v.t.to escape from: to miss: to shun.—ns.Scape′gallows, one who deserves hanging: a villain;Scape′grace, a graceless hare-brained fellow. [A contr. ofescape.]
Scape, skāp,n.(bot.) a long, naked, radical peduncle: (entom.) the basal joint of antennæ: (ornith.) the stem of a feather: (archit.) the shaft of a column.—adjs.Scape′less(bot.), wanting a scape;Scap′iform, scape-like;Scapig′erous, scape-bearing. [L.,scapus, Gr.skapos, a shaft; cf.skēptron, a staff.]
Scape, skāp,n.the cry of the snipe when flushed: the snipe itself. [Prob. imit.]
Scapegoat, skāp′gōt,n.a goat on which, once a year, the Jewish high-priest laid symbolically the sins of the people, and which was then allowed to escape into the wilderness (Levit. xvi.): one who is made to bear the misdeeds of another. [Escapeandgoat.]
Scapement, skāp′ment,n.the same asEscapement.—n.Scape′-wheel, the wheel which drives the pendulum of a clock. [Escapement.]
Scapha, skā′fa,n.the scaphoid fossa of the helix of the ear. [L., a skiff.]
Scaphander, skā-fan′dėr,n.a diver's water-tight suit; a genus of gasteropods. [Gr.skaphē, a boat,anēr,andros, a man.]
Scapharca, skā-far′ka,n.a genus of bivalve molluscs. [L.scapha, a skiff.]
Scaphidium, skā-fid′i-um,n.a genus of clavicorn beetles. [Gr.skaphidion, dim. ofskaphē, a skiff.]
Scaphiopod, skaf′i-ō-pod,adj.spade-footed.—n.a spade-footed toad. [Gr.skaphion, a spade,pous,podos, a foot.]
Scaphirhynchus, skaf-i-ring′kus,n.a genus of tyrant-flycatchers: the shovel-heads or shovel-nosed sturgeons. [Gr.skaphē, a skiff,rhyngchos, snout.]
Scaphism, skaf′izm,n.a Persian punishment by which the victim was fastened in a hollow tree, and smeared over with honey to attract wasps, &c. [Gr.skaphē, anything hollowed out.]
Scaphites, skā-fī′tez,n.a genus of fossil cephalopods of the ammonite family. [Gr.skaphē, a boat.]
Scaphium, skā′fi-um,n.the keel of papilionaceous flowers: a genus of coleopterous insects. [L.,—Gr.skaphion, a basin.]
Scaphocephalic, skaf-ō-se-fal′ik,adj.boat-shaped, a term applied to a certain kind of deformed skull. [Gr.skaphē, a boat,kephalē, a head.]
Scaphoid, skaf′oid,adj.boat-like in form, noting two bones, one in the wrist and the other in the foot. [Gr.skaphē, a boat,eidos, form.]
Scaphopod, skaf′ō-pod,adj.having the foot fitted for burrowing, as a mollusc. [Gr.skaphē, a boat,pous,podos, a foot.]
Scapinade, skap-i-nād′,n.a process of trickery—from the name of the tricky valet in Molière's comedy,Les Fourberies de Scapin.
Scap-net, skap′-net,n.a net for catching minnows, &c. [Same asscoop-net.]
Scapolite, skap′ō-līt,n.a silicate of alumina and lime, occurring in long rod-like crystals. [Gr.skapos, a rod,lithos, a stone.]
Scapple, skap′l,v.t.to work without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry. [Scabble.]
Scapula, skap′ū-la,n.the shoulder-blade.—adj.Scap′ūlar, pertaining to the shoulder.—n.a bandage for the shoulder-blade: (ornith.) the shoulder feathers: a long strip of cloth worn by some orders: two little pieces of cloth tied together by strings passing over the shoulders, worn by lay persons in token of devotion: a short cloak with a hood, a monastic working dress.—adj.Scap′ūlary, in form like a scapular.—n.a scapular.—adj.Scap′ūlated, having the scapular feathers notable in size or colour, as the scapulated crow.—n.Scap′ūlimancy. divination by means of shoulder-blades.—adj.Scapuliman′tic. [L.scapulæ, the shoulder-blades, prob. cog. withscapus, a shaft.]
Scapus, skā′pus,n.(archit.) the shaft of a column: (ornith.) the scape of a feather: a genus of Cœlenterates:—pl.Scā′pi(ī). [L., a shaft.]
Scar, skär,n.the mark left by a wound or sore: any mark or blemish: a cicatrice: (fig.) any mark resulting from injury, material or moral: (bot.) a mark on a stem after the fall of a leaf: in shells, an impression left by the insertion of a muscle: in founding, an imperfect place in a casting: a disfigurement.—v.t.to mark with a scar.—v.i.to become scarred:—pr.p.scar′ring;pa.t.andpa.p.scarred.—adjs.Scar′less, without scars: unwounded;Scarred. [O. Fr.escare—L.eschara—Gr.eschara, a scar produced by burning.]
Scar, skär,n.a precipitous bank or rock: a bare rocky place on the side of a hill.—n.Scar′-lime′stone, a mass of calcareous rock crowded with marine fossils. [Scand., Ice.sker—skera, to cut.]
Scarab, skar′ab,n.an insect with wing-sheaths, a beetle: a gem, usually emerald, cut in the form of a beetle—alsoScarabæ′us,Scar′abee.—n.Scar′aboid, an imitation scarab.—adj.like a scarab. [L.scarabæus; Gr.karabos.]
Scaramouch, skar′a-mowch,n.a buffoon: a bragging, cowardly fellow. [Fr.,—It.Scaramuccia, a famous Italian zany of the 17th century.]
Scarbroite, skär′brō-īt,n.a hydrous silicate of aluminium—fromScarborough.
Scarce, skārs,adj.not plentiful: not equal to the demand: rare: not common: parsimonious: deficient: short: scanty.—adj.Scarce′-beard′ed(Shak.), having a scanty beard.—adv.Scarce′ly,Scarce(B.), hardly, barely.—ns.Scarce′ment(archit.), a plain set-off or projection in a wall;Scarce′ness;Scarc′ity, state of being scarce: deficiency: rareness: niggardliness: want: famine.—Make one's self scarce, to decamp. [O. Fr.escars(Fr.échars), niggardly—Low L.scarpsus=ex-carpsus, for L.excerptus, pa.p. ofexcerpēre—ex, out of,carpēre, to pick.]
Scard, skärd,n.a shard or fragment.
Scardafella, skär-da-fel′a,n.an American genus containing the ground-doves.
Scare, skār,v.t.to drive away by frightening: to strike with sudden terror: to startle, to affright.—n.an imaginary alarm: a sudden panic.—adj.lean, scanty.—ns.Scare′-babe, a bugbear;Scare′-bug;Scare′crow, anything set up to scare away crows or other birds: a vain cause of terror: a person meanly clad: the black tern;Scare′-fire, a fire-alarm: a conflagration. [M. E.skerren—skerre, frightened—Ice.skjarr, timid.]
Scarf, skärf,n.a light decorative piece of dress worn loosely on the shoulders or as a band about the neck: a light handkerchief for the neck: a cravat:—pl.Scarfs,Scarves(obs.).—v.t.to cover, as if with a scarf.—adj.Scarfed, decorated with pendants.—ns.Scarf′-pin, an ornamental pin worn in a scarf;Scarf′-ring, an ornamental ring through which the ends or a scarf are drawn. [A.S.scearfe, a piece; Dut.scherf, a shred.]
Scarf, skärf,v.t.to join two pieces of timber endwise, so that they may appear to be used as one: to flay the skin from a whale.—n.in carpentry, a joint whose ends are united so as to form a continuous piece.—ns.Scar′fing;Scarf′ing-machine′, a machine for shaving the ends of leather belting to a feather edge;Scarf′-joint, a joint made by overlapping two pieces of timber that will fit each other;Scarf′-loom, a figure loom for weaving fabrics. [Scand., Sw.skarf, Norw.skarv, a joint; cf. Ger.scherben, to cut small; conn. withshear, v.]
Scarf, skärf,n.the cormorant—(Scot.)Scart,Skart. [Ice.skarfr.]
Scarfskin, skärf′skin,n.the surface skin. [Scurf.]
Scaridæ, skar′i-dē,n.pl.a family of fishes including the parrot-fish.—AlsoScā′rus. [Gr.skaros.]
Scarify, skar′i-fī,v.t.to scratch or slightly cut the skin, to make small cuts with a lancet, so as to draw blood: to loosen and stir together the soil: to harrow the feelings:—pa.t.andpa.p.scar′ifīed.—ns.Scarificā′tion, act of scarifying;Scarificā′tor, an instrument with several lancets for scarifying or making slight incisions in the operation of cupping;Scar′ifier, one who scarifies: an instrument used for scarifying the soil, esp. a grubber with prongs. [Fr.scarifier—L.scarificāre,-ātum—Gr.skariphasthai—skariphos, an etching tool.]
Scarious, skā′ri-us,adj.(bot.) thin, dry, membranaceous: (zool.) scaly, scurfy.
Scaritid, skär′i-tid,adj.pertaining to carabid beetles ofScaritesor related genera.
Scarlatina, skär-la-tē′na,n.a dangerous and highly-contagious fever, so named from the scarlet rash or eruption which accompanies it—alsoScar′let-fēver.—adjs.Scarlati′nal,Scarlati′nous.
Scarlet, skär′let,n.a bright-red colour: scarlet cloth.—adj.of the colour called scarlet: dressed in scarlet.—v.t.to redden.—ns.Scar′let-ad′miral, the red-admiral, a butterfly;Scar′let-bean, the scarlet-runner;Scar′let-fē′ver, a contagious febrile disease (seeScarlatina);Scar′let-hat, a cardinal's hat;Scar′let-light′ning, the scarlet lychnis: the red valerian;Scar′let-run′ner, a bean with scarlet flowers which runs up any support;Scar′let-snake, a bright-red harmless snake of the southern states of the American Union;Scar′let-tī′ger, a British moth;Scar′let-wom′an, the woman referred to in Rev. xvii. 4, 5—Pagan Rome, Papal Rome, or a personification of the World in its anti-Christian sense. [O. Fr.escarlate(Fr.écarlate), through Low L.scarlatum—Pers.saqalāt, scarlet cloth.]
Scarmage, skär′māj,n.(Spens.) same as Skirmish.—AlsoScar′moge.
Scarn-bee, skärn′-bē,n.(prov.) a dung-beetle. [Sharn.]
Scarp, skärp,n.(her.) a diminutive of the bend sinister, half its width: (obs.) a shoulder-belt. [O. Fr.escarpe, escharpe: cf.Scarf(1).]
Scarp, skärp,n.(fort.) any steep slope (same as Escarp).—v.t.to cut down a slope so as to render it impassable.—adj.Scarped. [O. Fr.escarpe—It.scarpa—Old High Ger.scharf; cf.Sharp.]
Scarpines, skär′pinz,n.pl.an instrument of torture resembling the boot. [Fr.escarpins, shoes.]
Scarred, skärd,adj.marked by scars.—n.Scar′ring, a scar: a mark.—adj.Scar′ry, bearing or pertaining to scars: having scars.
Scart, skärt,v.t.(Scot.) to scratch: to scrape.—n.a slight wound: a dash or stroke: a niggard: a poor-looking creature.—adj.Scart′-free.
Scarus, skā′rus,n.a genus of fishes including the parrot-wrasses. [Scaridæ.]
Scary, skār′i,adj.causing fright: timid: fluttered.
Scat,Scatt, skat,n.a tax in the Shetland Islands.—ns.Scat′hold, open ground for pasture;Scat′land, land which paid duty for rights of pasture and peat. [A.S.sceat, a coin; Dut.schat, Ger.schatz.]
Scat, skat,interj.be off!—v.t.to scare away.
Scat, skat,n.(prov.) a brisk shower of rain.—adj.Scat′ty, showery. [Prob. conn. withscud.]
Scatch, skach,n.a bit for bridles. [Fr.escache.]
Scatches, skach′ez,n.pl.stilts used for walking in dirty places. [O. Fr.eschace—Old Flem.schætse, a high shoe; Dut.schaats, pl.schaatsen, skates.]
Scate. Same asSkate, a fish.
Scath,Scathe, skāth,n.damage, injury: waste.—v.t.to injure.—adj.Scathe′ful, destructive.—n.Scathe′fulness, disadvantage: destructiveness.—adj.Scā′thing, damaging; blasting: scorching.—adv.Scā′thingly.—adjs.Scāth′less, without injury;Scā′thy(Scot.), mischievous: dangerous. [A.S.sceathu; Ger.schade, injury.]
Scatology, skā-tol′ō-ji,n.the knowledge of fossil excrement or coprolites: knowledge of the usages of primitive peoples about excrements, human and other.—adj.Scatolog′ical.—ns.Scat′omancy,Scatos′copy, divination of disease by inspection of excrement;Scatoph′aga, the dung-flies.—n.pl.Scatophag′idæ, a family of acanthopterygian fishes.—adj.Scatoph′agous, feeding on excrement. [Gr.skōr, skatos, dung, logia—legein, to speak; manteia, divination; skopein, to view; phagein, to eat.]
Scatter, skat′ėr,v.t.to disperse in all directions: to throw loosely about: to strew: to sprinkle: to dispel: to put to flight: to drop: to throw shot too loosely.—v.i.to be dispersed or dissipated.—n.Scatt′erbrain, a thoughtless, giddy person.—adjs.Scatt′er-brained, giddy;Scatt′ered, widely separated: wandering: distracted: irregular.—ns.Scatt′erer, one who or that which scatters;Scatt′er-good, a spendthrift;Scatt′er-gun, a shot-gun;Scatt′ering, something scattered: dispersion: that which has been scattered: the irregular reflection of light from a surface not perfectly smooth.—adj.dispersing: rare, sporadic: diversified.—adv.Scatt′eringly, in a dispersed manner: here and there.—ns.Scatt′erling(Spens.), one who has no fixed abode: a vagabond;Scatt′ermouch, any Latin or Levantine, in Pacific slang.—adj.Scatt′ery, dispersed: sparse: few and far between. [A.S.scateran, scaterian; cf.Shatter.]
Scaturient, skā-tū′ri-ent,adj.gushing like water from a fountain. [L.scaturīre, to gush out.]
Scaud, skäd,v.t.(Scot.) to scald: to scold.
Scaup, skawp,n.a sea-duck of genus Aythya, of northern regions, related to the pochard. [Ice.skálp—inskálp-hæna.]
Scauper, skaw′pėr,n.a tool with semicircular face, used by engravers. [Prob. scalper.]
Scaur, skär, a Scotch form of scare.
Scaur, skawr,n.a precipitous bank or rock.—AlsoScar. [Scar.]
Scaury, skä′ri,n.a young gull in Shetland. [Scand., Sw.skiura.]
Scavage, skav′āj,n.a duty or toll anciently exacted by mayors, &c., on goods exposed for sale.
Scavenger, skav′en-jėr,n.one who cleans the streets: an animal which feeds on carrion: a child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton-mill.—ns.Scav′agery, street-cleansing;Scav′aging.—v.t.Scav′enge, to cleanse.—ns.Scav′enger-bee′tle, a beetle which acts as a scavenger;Scav′enger-crab, any crab which feeds on decaying animal matter;Scav′engering;Scav′engerism;Scav′engery.—Scavenger's daughter, an instrument of torture by pressure with an iron hoop, invented by Sir W. Skevington, Lieutenant of the Tower under Henry VIII. [Orig.scavager, an inspector of goods for sale, and also of the streets; fromscavage, duty on goods for sale—A.S.sceawian, to inspect; cf.Show.]
Scavernick, skav′ėr-nik,n.(Cornish) a hare.
Scavilones, skav′i-lōnz,n.pl.men's drawers worn in the sixteenth century under the hose.
Scazon, skā′zon,n.in ancient prosody, a metre, the rhythm of which is imperfect toward the close of the line or period. [Gr.skazōn, limping.]
Scelerate, sel′e-rāt,adj.(obs.) wicked, villainous.—n.a villain—alsoScel′erat.—adjs.Scel′erous,Sceles′tic. [O. Fr.—L.sceleratus—scelus, crime.]
Scelides, sel′i-dēz,n.pl.the posterior limbs of a mammal.—n.Scel′idosaur, a dinosaur of the genus Scelidosaurus.—adjs.Scelidosau′rian;Scelidosau′roid.—n.pl.Scelidosau′ridæ, a family of mailed dinosaurs.—ns.Scelidosau′rus, the typical genus of Scelidosauridæ;Scelio(sē′li-ō),a genus of hymenopterous insects parasitic in the eggs of grasshoppers and locusts;Scelop′orus(U.S.), the common brown fence-lizard. [Gr.skelis,skelidos, a leg.]
Scelp, skelp,n.long strips of iron used in forming a gun-barrel.—AlsoSkelp.
Scena, sē′na,n.the stage of an ancient theatre (pl.Scenæ,sē′nē):an elaborate dramatic solo (It., pron.shā′nä;pl.Sce′ne).—n.Scenario(she-nä′ri-ō),a skeleton libretto of a dramatic work. [L.]
Scend, send,n.the upward angular displacement of a vessel—opposed toPitch, the correlative downward movement.—v.i.to heave upward. [A corr. ofsend, influenced byascend.]
Scene, sēn,n.a picture of the place of an action: a large painted view: place of action, occurrence, or exhibition: the part of a play acted without change of place: (orig.) the stage of a theatre on which the actors perform: a series of landscape events connected and exhibited: a number of objects presented to the view at once: spectacle: view: any unseemly or ill-timed display of strong feeling between persons.—v.t.to exhibit: to display.—ns.Scene′-dock, the space in a theatre adjoining the stage, where scenery is stored when not in use;Scene′-man, one who manages the scenery in a theatre;Scene′-paint′er, one whose employment it is to paint scenery for theatres;Scē′nery, the painted representation on a stage: the appearance of anything presented to the eye: general aspect of a landscape;Scene′-shift′er(same asScene-man).—adjs.Scē′nic,-al, pertaining to scenery: dramatic: theatrical.—adv.Scē′nically.—adjs.Scēnograph′ic,-al, drawn in perspective.—adv.Scēnograph′ically.—n.Scēnog′raphy, the art of perspective: representation in perspective.—Behind the scenes, at the back of the visible stage;Make a scene, to make a noisy or otherwise unwelcome exhibition of feeling. [L.scena—Gr.skēnē, a covered place, a stage.]
Scent, sent,v.t.to discern by the sense of smell: to perfume: to have some suspicion of.—v.i.to become odoriferous: to smell.—n.a perfume: odour: sense of smell: chase followed by the scent: course of pursuit: scraps of paper strewed on the ground by the pursued in the boys' game of hare and hounds.—ns.Scent′-bag, the pouch of an animal which secretes an odoriferous substance;Scent′-bott′le, a small bottle for holding perfume;Scent′-box.—adjs.Scent′ed, perfumed;Scent′ful, highly odoriferous: quick of scent: having a good nose, as a dog.—n.Scent′-gland, a glandular organ which secretes such substances as musk or castoreum.—adv.Scent′ingly, allusively: not directly.—adj.Scent′less, having no scent or smell: destructive of scent.—ns.Scent′-or′gan, a scent-gland;Scent′-vase, a vessel with a pierced cover designed to contain perfumes. [Fr.sentir—L.sentīre, to feel.]
Sceptic,-al,Skeptic,-al,skep′tik,-al,adj.pertaining to the philosophical school in ancient Greece of Pyrrho and his successors: doubting: hesitating to admit the certainty of doctrines or principles: (theol.) doubting or denying the truth of revelation.—ns.Scep′sis,Skep′sis, philosophic doubt;Scep′tic, one who is sceptical: (theol.) one who doubts or denies the existence of God or the truths of revelation.—adv.Scep′tically.—n.Scep′ticalness.—v.i.Scep′ticise, to act the sceptic.—n.Scep′ticism, that condition in which the mind is before it has arrived at conclusive opinions: doubt: the doctrine that no facts can be certainly known: agnosticism: (theol.) doubt of the existence of God or the truth of revelation. [L.scepticus—Gr.skeptikos, thoughtful,skeptesthai, to consider.]
Sceptre, sep′tėr,n.the staff or baton borne by kings as an emblem of authority: royal power.—v.t.to invest with royal power.—adjs.Scep′tral, regal;Scep′tred, bearing a sceptre: regal.—n.Scep′tredom, reign.—adjs.Scep′treless, powerless, as a sceptreless king;Scep′try, bearing a sceptre, royal. [L.sceptrum—Gr.skēptron—skēptein, to lean.]
Scerne, sėrn,v.t.(obs.) to discern. [Discern.]
Sceuophylacium, skū-ō-fi-lā′shi-um,n.(Gr. Church) the repository of the sacred vessels.—n.Sceuoph′ylax, a sacristan, church treasurer. [Gr.skeuos, a vessel,phylax, a watcher.]
Schæfferia, shef-fē′ri-a,n.a genus of polypetalous plants, the yellow-wood. [Named fromSchaeffer, an 18th-cent. German botanist.]
Schalenblende, shä′len-blend,n.a variety of native zinc-sulphide. [Ger.,schale, shell,blende, blende.]
Schappe, shap′pe,n.a fabric woven from spun silk.
Schediasm, skē′di-azm,n.cursory writing on a loose sheet. [Gr.schediasma—schedon, near.]
Schedule, shed′ūl,n.a piece of paper containing some writing: a list, inventory, or table.—v.t.to place in a schedule or list. [O. Fr.schedule(Fr.cédule)—L.schedula, dim. ofscheda, a strip of papyrus—L.scindĕre, to cleave; or from Gr.schedē, a leaf.]
Scheelite, shē′līt,n.native calcium tungstate. [From the Swedish chemist, K. W.Scheele(1742-86).]
Scheik. Same asSheik.
Schelly, shel′i,n.a white fish.
Schelm, skelm,n.(Scot.) a rascal.—AlsoSchel′lum,Shelm,Skel′lum. [O. Fr.schelme—Old High Ger.scalmo, plague; cf. Ger.schelm, a rogue.]
Scheltopusik, shel′to-pū-sik,n.a Russian lizard.
Schema, skē′ma,n.the image of the thing with which the imagination aids the understanding in its procedure: scheme, plan, outline generally: a diagrammatic outline or synopsis of anything: (Gr. Church) the monastic habit.—adj.Schemat′ic.—v.t.Schē′matise, to arrange in outline.—v.i.to make a plan in outline.—ns.Schē′matism, form or outline of a thing: (astrol.) the combination of the heavenly bodies;Schē′matist, a projector.
Scheme, skēm,n.plan: something contrived to be done: purpose: plot: a combination of things by design: a specific organisation for some end: an illustrative diagram: a system: a statement in tabular form: a representation of the aspect of the heavenly bodies at a given time.—v.t.to plan: to contrive.—v.i.to form a plan.—n.Scheme′-arch, an arch less than a semicircle.—adj.Scheme′ful.—n.Schē′mer.—adj.Schē′ming, given to forming schemes: intriguing.—adv.Schē′mingly, by scheming.—n.Schē′mist, a schemer: an astrologer.—adj.Schē′my, cunning: intriguing. [L.schema—Gr.schēma, form—echein,schēsein, to hold.]
Schepen, skā′pen,n.a Dutch magistrate. [Dut.]
Scheroma, ske-rō′ma,n.inflammation of the eye without discharge. [Gr.xēros, dry.]
Scherzo, sker′tsō,n.(mus.) a passage or movement of a lively character, forming part of a musical composition of some length, as a symphony, quartette, or sonata.—adj.Scherzan′do, playful. [It.scherzo, a jest,scherzare, to play—Teut.; Mid. High Ger.scherz(Ger.scherz, Dut.scherts), jest.]
Schesis, skē′sis,n.habitude.—adj.Schet′ic, constitutional: habitual. [Gr.,—echein, to have.]
Schiavone, ski-a-vō′ne,n.a backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century. [It., the Doge's bodyguard, theSchiavonior Slavs being armed with it.]
Schiedam, skē-dam′,n.Hollands gin, named from the town near Rotterdam where it is chiefly made.
Schiller, shil′ėr,n.the peculiar bronze-like lustre observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, &c., due to internal reflection.—ns.Schillerisā′tion, the process by which microscopic crystals have been developed in other minerals so as to give a submetallic sheen by internal reflection;Schill′erite, orSchill′er-sparrock, enstatite schillerised. [Ger.]
Schindylesis, skin-di-lē′sis,n.an articulation formed by the fitting of one bone into a groove in another, as in the sphenoid bone and vomer.—adj.Schindylet′ic. [Gr.,—schindylein; to cleave,schizein, to cleave.]
Schinus, skī′nus,n.a genus of South American trees, of orderAnacardiaceæ, the leaves yielding abundantly a fragrant, resinous, or turpentine-like fluid. [Gr.schinos, the mastic-tree.]
Schipperke, ship′pėr-ke,n.a breed of dogs of the same group as the Eskimo and Pomeranian dog, but with almost no tail, favourites of the Belgian bargees. [Flem., 'little skipper.']
S-chisel, es-chiz′el,n.a cutting tool in well-boring.
Schisiophone, skiz′i-ō-fōn,n.an induction balance for detecting flaws in iron rails. [Gr.schisis, a cleaving,phōnē, sound.]
Schism, sizm,n.a separation in a church, from diversity of opinion or discipline, breach of unity without justifiable cause, also the tendency towards such.—ns.Schis′ma(mus.), the difference between a pure and an equally tempered fifth;Schismat′ic, one who separates from a church on account of difference of opinion.—adjs.Schismat′ic,-al, tending to, or of the nature of, schism.—adv.Schismat′ically.—n.Schismat′icalness.—v.i.Schis′matise, to practise schism: to make a breach in the communion of the church:—pr.p.schis′matīsing;pa.p.schis′matīsed.—Great, orGreek,schism, the separation of the Greek Church from the Latin, finally completed in 1054;Western schism, the division in the Western Church on the appointment by the Romans of Urban VI. to the papal chair in 1378, while the French cardinals elected Clement VII.—healed on the election of Martin V. by the Council of Constance in 1417. [L.schisma—Gr.schizein, to split.]
Schist, shist,n.a term properly applied to crystalline rocks with a foliated structure, as mica-schist, hornblende-schist, &c.—indurated clay-rocks with a fissile structure are sometimes erroneously described as schists.—adjs.Schistā′ceous, slate-gray;Schist′ic,Schist′ous,Schist′ose, like schist: slaty.—n.Schistos′ity, quality of being schistose. [Fr.schiste—Gr.schistos—schizein, to split.]
Schizæa, skī-zē′a,n.a genus of ferns, with sporangia ovate, sessile, and arranged in spikes or panicles. [Gr.schizein, to split.]
Schizocarp, skiz′ō-kärp,n.a dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions.—adj.Schizocar′pous. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,karpos, fruit.]
Schizocephaly, skiz-ō-sef′a-li,n.the practice of preserving the heads of warriors among Maoris, &c. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,kephalē, the head.]
Schizocœle, skiz′ō-sēl,n.a term applied to the perivisceral cavity of theInvertebrata, when formed by a splitting of the mesoblast.—adj.Schizocœ′lous. [Gr,schizein, to cleave,koilia, a hollow.]
Schizodon, skiz′ō-don,n.a genus of South American octodont rodents. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,odous, odontos, a tooth.]
Schizogenesis, skiz-ō-jen′e-sisn.reproduction by fission.—adjs.Schizogen′ic,Schizogenet′ic.—n.Schizog′ony. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,genesis, production.]
Schizognathous, skī-zog′nā-thus,adj.having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, as in the gulls, plovers, &c.—n.pl.Schizog′nāthæ, a subdivision of the carinate birds.—n.Schizog′nāthism. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,gnathos, the jaw.]
Schizomycetes, skiz-ō-mī-sē′tēz,n.a botanical term for Bacteria, in reference to their commonest mode of reproduction—by transverse division. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,mykēs(pl.mykētes), a mushroom.]
Schizonemertea, skiz-ō-nē-mer′tē-a,n.pl.the sea-worms which have the head fissured.—adjs.Schizonemer′tean,Schizonemer′tine.
Schizoneura, skiz-ō-nū′ra,n.a genus of plant lice. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,neuron, a nerve.]
Scizophora, skī-zof′ō-ra,n.pl.a division of dipterous insects. [Gr.schizein, cleave,pherein, bear.]
Schizopoda, skī-zop′ō-da,n.pl.a group of crustaceans, having the feet cleft or double, including the opossum-shrimps and their allies.—adj.andn.Schiz′opod. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,pous,podos, the foot.]
Schizorhinal, skiz-ō-rī′nal,adj.having the nasal bones separate: having the anterior nostrils prolonged in the form of a slit. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,rhis,rhinos, the nose.]
Schizothecal, skiz-ō-thē′kal,adj.having the tarsal envelope divided, as by scutella—opp. toHolothecal. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,thēkē, a case.]
Schizotrochous, skī-zot′rō-kus,adj.with a divided disc, as a rotifer.—n.pl.Schizot′rocha. [Gr.schizein, to cleave,trochos, a wheel.]
Schläger, shlā′gėr,n.the modern duelling-sword of German university students. [Ger.,—schlagen, to beat.]
Schegalia, shle-gā′li-a,n.a genus of birds of Paradise. [Named from the Dutch ornithologist HermannSchlegel(1805-84).]
Schlich, shlik,n.the finer portions of crushed ore, separated by water. [Ger.]
Schmelze, schmel′tse,n.glass used in decorative work. [Ger.schmelz, enamel.]
Schnapps,Schnaps, shnaps,n.Holland gin, Hollands. [Ger.schnapps, a dram.]
Schneiderian, shnī-dē′ri-an,adj.pertaining to the mucous membrane of the nose—first described by the German anatomist C. V.Schneider(1614-80).
Schœnus, skē′nus,n.a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the sedge family. [Gr.schoinos, a rush.]
Scholar, skol′ar,n.a pupil: a disciple: a student: one who has received a learned education: a man of learning: a savant: in the English universities, an undergraduate partly supported from the revenues of a college.—ns.Schol′arch, the head of a school of philosophy;Schol′arism, the affectation of scholarship.—adjs.Schol′ar-like,Schol′arly, like or becoming a scholar.—n.Schol′arship, the character of a scholar: learning: maintenance for a scholar, a benefaction, the annual proceeds of a bequest permanently invested for this purpose.—adj.Scholas′tic, pertaining to a scholar or to schools: scholar-like: pertaining to the schoolmen: excessively subtle: pedantic.—n.one who adheres to the method or subtleties of the schools of the middle ages.—adv.Scholas′tically, in a scholastic manner: according to the methods of the schools of philosophy.—n.Scholas′ticism, the aims, methods, and products of thought which constituted the main endeavour of the intellectual life of the middle ages: the method or subtleties of the schools of philosophy: the collected body of doctrines of the schoolmen. [Low L.scholaris—L.schola.]
Scholiast, skō′li-ast,n.one of a class of ancient grammarians, mostly anonymous, who wrote short notes on the margins of the MSS. of ancient Greek and Roman classics, a writer of scholia: an annotator: a commentator.—adj.Scholias′tic, pertaining to a scholiast or to scholia.—ns.Schō′lion,Schō′lium, one of the marginal notes of the old critics on the ancient classics: (math.) an explanation tion added to a problem:—pl.Schō′lia,Schō′liums. [Gr.scholiastēs—scholion, a scholium.]
School, skōōl,n.a place for instruction: an institution of learning, esp. for children: the pupils of a school: exercises for instruction: the disciples of a particular teacher, or those who hold a common doctrine: a large number of fish migrating together, a shoal: a system of training: any means of knowledge, esp. (mus.) a treatise teaching some particular branch of the art: a large hall in English universities, where the examinations for degrees, &c., are held—hence, one of these examinations (gen.pl.) also the group of studies taken by a man competing for honours in these: a single department of a university: (pl.) the body of masters and students in a college.—v.t.to educate in a school: to instruct: to admonish, to discipline.—adj.School′able, of school age.—ns.School′-board, a board of managers, elected by the ratepayers, whose duty it is to see that adequate means of education are provided for the children of a town or district;School′-boy, a boy attending a school: one learning the rudiments of a subject;School′-clerk, one versed in the learning of schools;School′-craft, learning;School′-dame, a schoolmistress.—n.pl.School′-days, the time of life during which one goes to school.—ns.School′-divine′;School′-divin′ity, scholastic or seminary theology;School′-doc′tor, a schoolman;School′ery(Spens.), something taught, precepts;School′-fell′ow, one taught at the same school: an associate at school;School′girla girl attending school.—n.pl.School′-hours, time spent at school in acquiring instruction.—ns.School′-house, a house of discipline and instruction: a house used as a school: a schoolmaster's house;School′ing, instruction in school: tuition: the price paid for instruction: reproof, reprimand;School′-inspec′tor, an official appointed to examine schools;School′-ma'am, a schoolmistress;School′-maid, a school-girl;School′man, one of the philosophers and theologians of the second half of the middle ages;School′master, the master or teacher of a school, a pedagogue:—fem.School′mistress, a woman who teaches or who merely governs a school;School′-mate, one who attends the same school;School′-name, an abstract term, an abstraction;School′-pence, a small sum paid for school-teaching;School′-point, a point for scholastic disputation;School′-room, a room for teaching in: school accommodation;School′-ship, a vessel used for teaching practical navigation.—adj.School′-taught, taught at school or in the schools.—ns.School′-teach′er, one who teaches in a school;School′-teach′ing;School′-time, the time at which a school opens;School′-whale, one of a school of whales;Board′-school, a school under the control of a school-board.—Grammar school,High school, a school of secondary instruction, standing between the primary school and the university;National schools, those schools in Ireland which are under the commissioners of national education;Oxford school, a name given to that party which adopted the principles contained in theTracts for the Times(cf.Tractarianism);Parochial schools, in Scotland, schools in every parish for general education;Primary school, a school for elementary instruction;Public school, an elementary or primary school: a school under the control of a school-board: an endowed classical school for providing a liberal education for such as can pay high for it—Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester, Westminster, Shrewsbury, Charterhouse, St Paul's, and MerchantTaylors′,&c.;Ragged school, a free school for destitute children's education and often maintenance, supported by voluntary efforts;Sunday school, a school held on Sunday for religious instruction;Tübingen school, a rationalistic school of theologians founded by F. C. Baur (1792-1860), which explained the origin of the Catholic Church as due to the gradual fusion of an antagonistic Judaistic and Gentile party, the various stages of fusion being capable of being traced in the extant documents.—The schoolmaster is abroad, a phrase of Brougham's implying that education and intelligence are now widely spread. [L.schola—Gr.scholē, leisure, a school.]